Colloquy
Colloquy is a free IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for macOS, written in Objective C and Cocoa. It lets users connect to IRC servers and networks, join channels, manage multiple server connections simultaneously, and participate in text-based communities. IRC remains widely used by open-source projects, gaming communities, tech forums, and niche interest groups. Colloquy serves users who prefer a native Mac desktop IRC experience over web-based alternatives or terminal clients.
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1 suggestionColloquy is an open-source project that last shipped a release (version 2.4) in September 2025, but there is no confirmed native Apple Silicon build available. Given the relatively recent update, the vendor may be actively maintaining the app — if so, a native build could be forthcoming. Before the Rosetta 2 removal in macOS 28 (September 2028), contact the Colloquy maintainers directly to ask about Apple Silicon support, or check the project's GitHub repository for any work-in-progress native builds. In the meantime, if you need an actively maintained IRC client with confirmed native Apple Silicon support, consider Limechat (which is free and open-source) or LimeChat's successor — both are native and still under development. The Intel-only build continues to run under Rosetta 2 today, but will not launch once Apple removes Rosetta support.
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